Carrot Spice Cake

Carrot Spice Cake

YIELD: Makes 12 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

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butter or margarine

1 cup

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honey

2

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eggs

2 cups

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carrots

,

finely grated

1/2 cup

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golden raisins

1/2 cup

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chopped nuts

1/4 cup

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orange juice

2 tsp.

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vanilla extract

1 cup

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whole wheat flour

1 cup

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unbleached flour

2 tsp.

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baking powder

1 1/2 tsp.

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ground cinnamon

1 tsp.

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baking soda

1/2 tsp.

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salt

1/2 tsp.

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ground ginger

1/4 T

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ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

In large mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in honey in fine stream until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In small bowl, combine carrots, raisins, nuts, orange juice and vanilla, set aside.

In a third bowl, combine dry ingredients; set aside.

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with carrot mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Turn batter into greased 12x8x2-inch pan. Bake at 350°F 35 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn onto wire cake rack.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving)

Calories 301 kcal; Fat 12 g; Sat Fat 5 g; Carb 47 g; Protein 5 g; Fiber 3 g; Cholesterol 48 mg, Sodium 370 mg; Potassium 231 mg; Calcium 77 mg; Iron 2 mg; Vitamin D 6 mcg